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This 85-year-old house in Hyde Park had one unique, defining element: the steeply-pitched gable over the front door. The addition on the right side of the house 'fits in' and 'honors' the original house by mimicking that gable, with a new shed dormer connecting the two across the front of the hou...

'Framing' on most of my projects means wood wall studs, beams, columns, joists, rafters, trusses, and metal connectors - the 'structure' of the building that sits on the foundation. Occasionally there will be steel, masonry and/or concrete along with the wood.

Beautiful Tudor house in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Cincinnati was in need of a front porch. What we came up with is supposed to 'look like it's always been there' — a common theme when adding on to a Hyde Park house.

Part of a major project — additions, exterior & interior renovation — involves rearranging an existing stairway and opening up the interior of the house. This view is from the living room into the family/dining/kitchen area. New stairway is now more accessible and inviting.

In this interior renovation we've removed walls and enlarged openings, creating an open floor plan. A tight, steep, winding stairway was replaced with one that's straight and less steep, making it easier to access the 2nd floor for the new homeowner. The new stairway will be the focal point of th...

To make way for two new additions, an existing garage and sunroom were demolished. Always surprising (and humbling) to see how quickly something that's been standing sturdily for decades can be torn down.

Below zero outside this morning and carpenters are framing a porch addition. Unbelievable. Any time I start feeling sorry for myself because I'm having trouble figuring out a bathroom layout or something all I need to do is visit a jobsite. Seeing people REALLY work reminds me of how easy I have ...

This is in a covered deck addition nearing completion. TV drops down from an opening in the ceiling - can't even tell it's there when closed. The inside of the opening will be painted flat black. Neat idea that I want to use in a master bedroom project sometime . . .

As part of an interior renovation project, we're moving a doorway and inserting another doorway into a 2nd floor bearing wall. The plaster and drywall has been removed, exposing the original century-old studs. Actually, some of them are slightly newer - right in front of the orange ladder, you ca...

Trim is now being installed on the covered deck addition. Eventually a rolling screen will retract up into the arch. Brickwork progressing on fireplace in background. Still a long way to go, but it's getting there!

Doesn't look like much now, but eventually this will be a covered deck providing more than 600 sq. ft. of sheltered outdoor living area, including a 'kitchen' and a fireplace. The roofline will mimic the existing house, as will the brick piers and wood trim. Large arched openings will conceal mot...